The Title Race - 2023/24

[Kippax77]

Surely villa must be favourites after the way MOTD were licking their arses tonight.
The penalty decision was a fuckin joke

 

[youngbob]

Two weeks back you probably saw rather a lot of this image. Safe to say there was a fair bit of panic about the stat.



Well here's how each season under Pep ranks after 19 games.

UNDER GUARDIOLA	POINTS	POSITION	POINTS OFF 1ST	END POSITION (Pts)
2016-17	39	5th	10	3rd (78)
2017-18	55	1st	-N/A-	1st (100)
2018-19	44	3rd	7	1st (98)
2019-20	38	3rd	14	2nd (81)
2020-21	41	1st	-N/A	1st (86)
2021-22	47	1st	-N/A-	1st (93)
2022-23	42	2nd	5 (Arsenal played 18)	1st (89)
2023-24	40	3rd	2	??

This our ninth season under Guardiola.

• So far, we've accrued 40 points, which is our 3rd lowest total at this stage under Pep.
• We're currently 3rd - on the two previous occasions that we've been 3rd after 19 games, we've won the league and finished 2nd.
• We're currently 2 points off top spot, which is the shortest distance between us and 1st when we've not been leading after 19 games.

What say you, Douglas Adams?

 

[city2]

Need to keep an eye out for the rags. Their new era starts next week.

Is that for the relegation battle

 

[IrishBlueSince92]

It’s going to take a long winning run for us to win it I still think
Looking at the dippers fixtures, there aren’t too many that jump out as games they’ll drop points in

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

It’s going to take a long winning run for us to win it I still think
Looking at the dippers fixtures, there aren’t too many that jump out as games they’ll drop points in

You could have made that exact same post every January 1st for the last five years. It usually works out ok ;-)

 

[IrishBlueSince92]

You could have made that exact same post every January 1st for the last five years. It usually works out ok ;-)

I know
You’d think I’d learn to not be worried every year at this stage

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

I know
You’d think I’d learn to not be worried every year at this stage

40pts in the bag mate - we're staying up at least.

 

[Dewey6]

Table looks odd given how we’re in a crisis.

 

[lasereyes]

Level on points with Arsenal and only 2 points behind Liverpool.

I'll take that considering how up and down our form has been.

You could have made that exact same post every January 1st for the last five years. It usually works out ok ;-)

You would have said that about away to Luton and especially Home to the scum

 

[citymad]

Is that for the relegation battle

We live in hope mate we live in hope.